untarnished
"untarnished" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“untarnished” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not tarnished
Corpus desk
Index EN-untarnished · untarnished · English
untarnished · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untarnished |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “untarnished” in English
Rare enough to double-check
untarnished is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not tarnished".
Zero misspellings are on record for untarnished in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + tarnished. The correct English form is untarnished, spelled U-N-T-A-R-N-I-S-H-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not tarnished
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how untarnished appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Because White had been working for a different Govia franchise, rather than for either Southeastern or the parent group, he was untarnished by any of the financial accusations made by the Government.
Etymology
From un- + tarnished.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.